Foundation piecing

Now foundation piecing and I have never been on friendly terms. My last attempt, some years ago was a butterfly block which was part of a sampler friendship quilt. Well that block never made it into my quilt it became a pin cushion. Until now I have steered well away from this technique. Then I saw this blog somewhere out there for a quilt based on the Hobbit - we are big Lord of the Rings fans around here and I thought I'd like to give it a try. I downloaded the first block and to my dismay it was foundation pieced. I decided to give it a go without much confidence but I did succeed and so here is block 1 - Gandalf.  It really went together quite easily inspite of the tiny bits. I have block 2, it has the most ridiculous number of the tiniest pieces so we shall see if this is beginners luck or whether I have evolved. I am using some batiks which I have had forever and never really work with. I'm pretty pleased so far but perhaps Gandalf will become a cushion we shall see!!

Block 1 Gandalf